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The Grant County High School Braves’ cross country teams competed at the Saint Henry Invitational on Oct. 11.
The meet served as a preview to the regional cross country meet on Nov. 1.
The runners now have a better understanding of what it will take to get to the state meet.
Nearly ideal conditions existed as the sun greeted the runners to a clear day at Idlewild Park in Burlington.
Senior Sydney Parker led the varsity girls running a 23:32.

Grant County was well represented at the KHSAA State Golf championships in Bowling Green last weekend.
Along with three individuals who competed for state titles, the Lady Braves also competed in the team portion of the tournament.

The participants were Macy Wright, Sarah Boden, Brittany Hudson, Hannah Davis and Katie Michels.
The team made the tournament by virtue of a second place team finish in the regionals Sept. 29 at Kenton County Pioneer Golf Course.

Ranking and any awards: The Band of Spirit received first place, Best Percussion, Best Guard in Class 3A (only band in class). The Guard was first overall in preliminaries. The Percussion was second overall in preliminaries. The band, as a whole, was first overall (out of 13 bands) in preliminaries with a score of 76.

Not a good day for man nor beast, but Grant County Schools runners did not let the wind, cold and rain stop them from continuing their drive for the finish line at the Williamstown Invitational.
The Lady Braves started the day off early Oct. 4 with solid performances during the coldest part of the day.
They were led by Summer Dearing, placing eighth in 21:51 and Sydney Parker, placing 11th in 21:57.
Eighth grader Molly Howell made a late charge, finishing 13th in 22:30.

Name of competition: 2014 Blue and Gold Championship of Marching Bands at Morehead State University.

Location and date: Sept. 27 at Morehead State University

Ranking and any awards: The Band of Spirit received first place in Class A along with the Best Colorguard in Class A during preliminary competition. Paris was second and Raceland was third. Overall, the Band of Spirit placed fifth in the preliminary competition out of 20 competing bands with a score of 76.05.